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Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories -0.1% in Feb>

Release for:       February 2019
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                       yr-ago
Trade group                             Feb-19  Jan-19  Feb-18
Inventories                             90,655  90,761  82,685
Farm product                               180     191     204
Food, beverage and tobacco               8,821   8,800   8,457
Food                                     7,922   7,917   7,661
Beverage                                   577     560     522
Cigarette and tobacco product              321     323     274
Personal and household goods            15,654  15,341  13,856
Textile, clothing and footwear           3,098   2,849   2,499
Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,118   1,117   1,087
Home furnishings                         1,568   1,566   1,410
Personal goods                           2,349   2,266   1,929*
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    6,532   6,491   5,890
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         989   1,051   1,041
Motor vehicle and parts                 13,331  13,153  12,224
Motor vehicle                            7,629   7,551   7,147
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,623   5,523   5,001
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      78      80      76
Building material and supplies          15,357  15,472  13,839
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,335   4,331   4,149
Metal service centres                    4,615   4,695   3,672
Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,407   6,446   6,018
Machinery, equipment and supplies       26,148  26,353  23,960
Farm, lawn and garden                    7,001   6,988   6,470
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  11,908  11,973  10,654
Computer and communications equipment    2,499   2,537   2,319
Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,740   4,856   4,516
Miscellaneous                           11,165  11,451  10,145
Recyclable material                        798*    864*    812
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     877     876     803
Agricultural supplies                    4,763   4,904   4,191
Chemical (except agricultural)           1,574   1,592   1,426
Other miscellaneous                      3,153   3,216   2,913
Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr
Inventories                               -0.1             9.6
Farm product                              -5.8           -11.8
Food, beverage and tobacco                 0.2             4.3
Food                                       0.1             3.4
Beverage                                   3.0            10.5
Cigarette and tobacco product             -0.6            17.2
Personal and household goods               2.0            13.0*
Textile, clothing and footwear             8.7            24.0
Home entertainment equipment, applianc     0.1             2.9
Home furnishings                           0.1            11.2
Personal goods                             3.7            21.8
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      0.6            10.9
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        -5.9            -5.0
Motor vehicle and parts                    1.4             9.1
Motor vehicle                              1.0             6.7
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     1.8            12.4
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -2.5             2.6
Building material and supplies            -0.7            11.0
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     0.1             4.5
Metal service centres                     -1.7            25.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware                -0.6             6.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies         -0.8             9.1
Farm, lawn and garden                      0.2             8.2
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma    -0.5            11.8
Computer and communications equipment     -1.5             7.8
Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -2.4             5.0
Miscellaneous                             -2.5            10.1
Recyclable material                       -7.6*           -1.7*
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     0.1             9.2
Agricultural supplies                     -2.9            13.6
Chemical (except agricultural)            -1.1            10.4
Other miscellaneous                       -2.0             8.2
* use with caution
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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